Assessing anti-stress effects of lemon balm-containing foods

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cognitive Function; Stress; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000864224
• Lead Sponsor: Cognis

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

non smoker
- aged between 18 and 40 years
- no history of anxiety, depression or psychiatric disorders
- not taking any medication, herbal extracts, vitamin supplements or illicit drugs
- no health conditions that would effect food metabolism including the following: food allergies, kidney disease, liver disease and/or gastrointestinal diseases (e.g Irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease, peptic ulcers)
- not pregnant or breast feeding.

Exclusion Criteria

- smoker
- history of anxiety, depression or psychiatric disorders
- taking any medication, herbal extracts, vitamin supplements or illicit drugs
- health conditions that would effect food metabolism including the following: food allergies, kidney disease, liver disease and/or gastrointestinal diseases (e.g Irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcers)
- pregnant or breast feeding.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress reactivity measured using Mood questionnaires and cortisol measurements before and after a computerised stressor[1 hour and 3 hours post dose]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive performance measured using the Purple Research Multitasking Framework[1 hour and 3 hours post dose]